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Nelson 'Carty' Ford Memorial Gallery Dedicated to #SocialActionArt

Activist Art by ARTivists is 'justice' work. It gives voice to the silenced, or marginalized, to better understand our collective humanity and the earth we share. Its public presence provides an opportunity for conversation and compassionate change. Few artists claim this space beyond the protest signs and posters. For them and their work, we offer our brave, safe creative space in Nelson's honor.

Nelson 'Carty' Ford Memorial Gallery, to be dedicated on April 30th, is an…

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Added by Susan Huizenga on February 26, 2024 at 10:00am — No Comments

CONTEST: Place Yourself In History

How will you spend MLK Day? Reflection is part of the process. Join in.

All ages. Not limited to Wallingford residents. You can make it a family affair. 

https://patch.com/connecticut/wallingford/contest-place-yourself-history-nodx?

The article has links to example images with excerpts from essays on created during the past two summers' youth media program at WPAA-TV.…

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Added by Susan Huizenga on January 13, 2023 at 7:09am — No Comments

MoreThanTV: Moses Yale Beach - Revealed Humanities Project

"Very interesting and attractive." is high praise for our hybrid Zoom integrated interview production about a native son of Wallingford CT that appears to have significantly impacted America, whose story has been untold prior to this community media project.
Consider listening and/or watching, and sharing.…
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Added by Susan Huizenga on December 12, 2022 at 3:30am — No Comments

The Superhero Within - A puppet Film with a mission

Creator, puppeteer, producer Anatar Marmol-Gagné, Film Director Russ Martin and WPAA-TV Artistic Director Josiah Houston bring you the World Premiere of The Superhero Within - A Puppet Film in collaboration with WPAA - TV and Community Media Center on Community Media Day Oct 20th, 8:30 pm.

The show is designed to address the need for 'active shooter training for Pre-K to Grade 5 in a non-scary way.

Anyone can view this film at noon or 9 pm via…

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Added by Susan Huizenga on October 17, 2022 at 9:39am — No Comments

Interactive Video - Interesting but ...

Design for sales and/or educators with a dedicated page.

Here is our 1st exploration of the interactive video apps use for #TheGreatGive. #ThegreatGive06492

https://wpaa.tv/promo/

Added by Susan Huizenga on April 30, 2022 at 4:58am — No Comments

Operation Pedro Pan From As Told Here Podcast WPAATV

Unaccompanied children refugees arriving in American is not a new immigrant story. In this 2017 Interview, remaster for podcast, Terry Gomez Lombardi speaks with Georgian Lussier, MidLifeMatter Host about her personal Operation Pedro Pan story.…

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Added by Susan Huizenga on May 13, 2021 at 6:00am — 1 Comment

coVIDEO Challenge

Congratulations to Laura Barberia winner of both the Funniest Video and Audience Choice Award in the #WPAATV coVIDEO 3-Minute Movie (Or Less) make a movie challenge. She will be spending $75 in prize money at The Eatery,  She was referred to the contest by Lee Cruz. 

Added by Susan Huizenga on May 20, 2020 at 7:00am — 1 Comment

Reflection on the Birth of a Nation

It is not in the cloud anywhere so the poem is elusive at the moment. It was a bit of a study of Thomas Paine and my questioning of 'What America Means to Me"? The answer I recall as "It is both sides of the coin - that I come to make - that makes America Great. "

Now I am not sure how I would define both sides. Instead, I share an image and the phrase currently on my heart.…

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Added by Susan Huizenga on July 3, 2019 at 1:13pm — No Comments

Language Literacy and News Stories: More Than TV at WPAA-TV

#in2languages #en2idiomas is a Language Literacy TV initiative for persons learning English or Spanish which uses world, technology, arts and health news produced by German Broadcast TV Deutsche Welle in consecutively published segments Weekdays and Saturday, midday on WPAA-TV in Wallingford.

For those without cable TV, programs are concurrently streamed on the Internet at on wpaa.tv here…

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Added by Susan Huizenga on May 11, 2019 at 7:37am — No Comments

Award from Peers - Grateful



WPAA-TV was notified this week that it has won, the Overall Excellence award, the highest award presented by the Alliance For Community Media to access organizations. The award recognizes Community TV Stations for their overall operational activities and programming efforts. There are approximately 2,200 Community TV stations nationwide and about… Continue

Added by Susan Huizenga on April 22, 2019 at 5:41am — 1 Comment

I Choose Daily

--- Who From Wallingford will choose to join? 

Blog post on WPAA.TV website:

http://wpaa.tv/i-choose-daily/

Added by Susan Huizenga on March 4, 2018 at 8:57am — 1 Comment

Human.Kind.Both Exploring a middle path series is new in 2018

This show is an organic conversation between individuals interested in peace and wholeness within themselves and our community at-large. Contributors will examine the knowing of Truth, encountering new information, the risk of absolutes and conditions within human.kind.both that help get us beyond conflict.

Finite experiences will be shared. Journey stories. Inquiries. Sources. Exploration of “being” in the world. Balance. Connection.

Five diverse individuals came together…

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Added by Susan Huizenga on January 11, 2018 at 8:52am — No Comments

CommUnity Media in Wallingford: Expansion under consideration

Are you a media maker interested in public service?

WPAA-TV in Wallingford CT may be expanding services - if the right individuals reach out to us - to be either part-time evenings Video Support Techs and/or Unpaid Interns for college credit.

 This volunteer run organization serves the residents and organizations of Wallingford and nonprofits serving New Haven Area and CT filmmakers (criteria applies). 



If you are interested in serving the residents of…

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Added by Susan Huizenga on December 7, 2016 at 6:14am — 1 Comment

October 20th is Community Media Day: We celebrate MidLife Matters

Producers of Community Media invest themselves: Some to make-a-difference. For Community Media Day Oct 20th WPAA-TV is honored to announce the that local Producer Georgian Lussier is being recognized for her investment in informing her viewers as recipient of the Rika Welsh Award from the NorthEast Region Alliance for Community Media

LOCAL TV HOST…

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Added by Susan Huizenga on October 20, 2016 at 12:00am — No Comments

Digital Media Curating as a Big Blue Bird

Some rules are meant to be broken to protect your personal space.  In this regard I have learned from teachers who assume Avatar identities to communicate with friend in social media.  

I have done the opposite.  At this time tweets from @FreemanWPAATV are mine and I do 99% of the Outreach communication from the organization I manage under this pseudonym. I also wear the costume at community events to increase our awareness with the next generation.…

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Added by Susan Huizenga on April 30, 2014 at 11:00am — 1 Comment

Work Life Balance and Productivity

Work Life balance is even more challenging if you work in a non-profit that you are passionate about: And work-life balance is a personal responsibility --- right?  In my paying day job I was totally out of balance and the old habits are not easy to shed in my encore choices. 

So I will travel to #NHV from #w06492 to stretch my mind today at The Writer's Circle. 

Before doing so let me share a good read on What is Productivity:  …

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Added by Susan Huizenga on April 24, 2014 at 3:57am — No Comments

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Open Street Project

An Open Streets Family Reunion: Reflections from the 2018 Open Streets Summit

By Ryan O’Connor, Director of Programs, 8 80 Cities Recently 8 80 Cities wrote a blog post about open streets being a labour of love. That being the case, the 2018 Open Streets Summit in New Orleans felt like a family reunion of sorts. It was rejuvenating to see old and new friends who share our passion for open streets and are working tirelessly to create healthier, happier, and more connected communities across the world. The event, which took place on September 15-16, brought together more than 50 leaders who currently organize open streets programs or are interested in bringing the...

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Open Streets Summit Draft Agenda

We hope you are getting ready and feel excited about the Open Streets Summit in Gretna/New Orleans! Taking place from September 15-16, 2018, the Summit will feature tours, presentations and networking opportunities with open streets champions and organizers from across the continent. Attendees will learn about the nuts and bolts of starting or scaling up open streets programs, including: Route design and planning Partnerships with business and officials Social inclusion Safety and logistics Marketing and promotion Program evaluation through measurable goals and metrics If you haven’t done it yet, click here to register for the Open Streets Summit only or...

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Open Streets Summit Speakers Announced!

The Open Streets Project is proud to announce that Ed Solis from Viva Calle (San Jose, CA), Romel Pascual from CicLAvia (Los Angeles, CA), Jaymie Santiago and Charles Brown from New Brunswick Ciclovia will join us as speakers for the 2018 Open Streets Summit in New Orleans and Gretna! Taking place from September 15-16 2018, the Summit will feature: Behind the scenes tour of the City of Gretna’s inaugural open streets program. Workshops, presentations, and networking opportunities with open streets champions and organizers from across the continent. Training and inspiration for both -novice and experienced- open streets organizers and supporters...

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Local Initiatives Support Corporation

PNC Bank Invests $20 Million in LISC to Fuel Growth in Under-resourced Communities

New capital from PNC Bank includes innovative, equity-like funding to support LISC’s long-term community investment strategies. "With this capital, PNC has made a remarkable commitment to the well-being of families and communities, with a ripple effect that will support economic growth long into the future,” said Michael Pugh, LISC president and CEO.

Nadia Villagrán Named to Lead Rural LISC, Fuel New Investments in Housing, Economic Development, Jobs

With deep personal and professional experience in rural community development, Villagrán, a veteran LISC staffer, will build on nearly 30 years of Rural LISC investments in affordable housing, workforce development, economic growth and culture.

LISC & Enterprise to Launch New Book on Community Development & Climate Resilience

Next month, LISC and Enterprise Community Partners will release “What’s Possible: Investing NOW for Prosperous, Sustainable Neighborhoods,” an urgent collection of essays on the intersection of community development and climate resilience.

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